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Reports that the second National Conference on Integrated Library Systems has issued a call for papers to be presented at the September 13 and 14, 1984 Atlanta event. Date for receipt of completed papers; Topics that are included in the conference.

Reports that the Ohoopee Regional Library System in Vidalia, Georgia has been sued by the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia. Allegation that Vidalia-Toombs County Library staffers banned a gay newspaper from a free publications table because it offended their Christian values; Decision of the library to ban all free publications from the building; Remarks from the Ohoopee Regional Library director.

Reports on the first anniversary of the rapid transit library at the Avondale Station Branch of the DeKalb Public Library System (Decatur, Georgia). Number of people served; Library cards issued; Results of users' survey.

Reports on the Second National Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems held on September 13-14, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia. Experiences of some U.S. libraries in implementation and evolution of their automation systems; Importance of interfacing and operating systems to libraries; Reasons for the widespread interest in microcomputers.

Offers numerous restaurant recommendations for Atlanta, Georgia. Includes addresses contact points, prices and specialty offerings. INSETS: Atlanta's African American Heritage;Local Maps.

Discusses problems at the Central Library of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library in Atlanta, Georgia. Comments by director Mary Kay Hooker; Tight budgets which have fostered racially tinged board disputes over resource allocations; Reverse discrimination lawsuit won by eight white librarians; Historic background on the facility; Materials allocation budget; Charges of micromanagement. INSET: A Curious Reorganization.

Profiles Gwinnett County Public Library in Georgia, which has been named the 2000 'Library Journal'/Gale Group Library of the Year. Programs the library supports on its limited budget; Extension of library hours to include Sundays; Commitment to crafting a strategic vision for the future; Censorship issues that the library has encountered; Why they decided to filter Internet access on public access computers; Library's history, including the split of the Gwinnett-Forsyth County system. INSETS: 2000 Library of the Year Special mention;GCPL Handles Net Access the Gray Way.

Reports on the Online '82, a conference about the microcomputer industry on November 1-3, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia. Presentations on the application of microcomputers in library and information centers or business settings; Slated speakers.

Reports that the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has completed an eight-county study of south Georgia with the publication of the `Sketches of South Georgia Folklife' a booklet of photographic essays with text. Staff's filming and taping of sights and sounds in various counties in Georgia.

Reports on the book publishing institute organized by Emory University's Division of Librarianship in Atlanta, Georgia on March 19-21, 1975. Problems to be discussed.

Pictures Reginald Williams, chair of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Board of Trustees, and others at the opening of the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture, May 14, 1994.

Reports on the increase in state aid for library building projects and employment of state-paid professional librarians in Georgia. Usage of state general obligation bonds to finance library construction through a referendum.

Reports that the DeKalb Library System based in Decatur, Georgia has been featured in national television and newspapers for its innovative homework program that focuses the energies of a whole branch of facility on helping local children get the most of out their schools. Kinds of services provided by the system.

Highlights the 72nd Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 13-18, 1981. Conference theme; Topics discussed by the members of the board of directors of the SLA; Speech delivered by James Dodd, outgoing president of the SLA regarding the definition of special libraries; Speech delivered by George Ginader, incoming SLA president.

Discusses the steps followed by public libraries while submitting the proposal for the library funded program in Georgia to the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and its state office. Submission of funds to NEH; Guidelines for NEH grant writing; Selection of a speaker for the program; Factors to be considered while writing the grant; Objectives that are used in the grant proposal; Levels of grants.

Examines the cost, the procedures and the length of time involved in hiring a professional librarian in a state-supported academic library in the United States. Basic steps in filling an academic vacancy; Steps required for making a faculty appointment at the University of Georgia.

A review is offered for the Gwinnett County Public Library located at Georgia.

Relates the author's experience at the first session of a five-part program for humanities libraries funded by the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities' state agency, the Committee for the Humanities in Georgia. Scheduled talk of Jessica Milford, author of 'The American Way of Death'; Comments of trustees and organizers on Milford's Communist affiliation. INSET: Mitford Remembers, by Jessica Mitford..

Reports on the staging of the Software/Computer Conference and Exposition for Information Managers and Librarians, held March 18-10, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia. Aim of conference organizer Meckler Publishing to make the event the focal conference for microcomputing, software and libraries in North America; Major themes of general sessions; Guest speakers; Major products presented during the event.

The article reports that Jack Martin, a lawyer for Syed Ahmed who is a former Georgia Tech student, filed a document in federal court claiming that U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents followed Ahmed to the Chestatee Regional Library in Dawsonville, Georgia and searched the computer he had worked on without a warrant. U.S. Attorney David Nahmias responded that the agents acted within the law. Information is given for the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom.

Editorial. Defends the selection of Gwinnett County Public Library as the Library Journal/ Gale Group Library of the Year. Internet filtration practiced at the library, which the Library Journal opposes; Quote from 'Foundations of the Public Library,' by Jesse Shera; Affirmation of the excellence with which the library serves Gwinnett County.

Discusses the partnership between the Atlantic Public Library and Southeastern Library Network to develop a metro-Atlanta bibliographic network in Atlanta, Georgia. Phases of the project; Duration of the project.

Reports on the contribution of former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter on the development of public libraries. Increase in the expenditures for public libraries; Amount appropriated for library construction; Number of professional librarians paid to work with two or more regional libraries in special programs.

Reports that Robert M. Willingham Jr., a former librarian at the University of Georgia was found guilty of stealing library materials from the university. Sentence; Penalty.

Reports on official opening of a research facility at Jimmy Carter Library in Atlanta, Georgia as of January 27, 1987.

Reports that DeKalb County Library System of Decatur, Georgia plans to install a pavilion at Avondale Station of Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

Reports on an increase in the operating budget of the Atlanta Public Library (APL) at Atlanta, Georgia for the year 1986. Reason for the increase in budget as stated by Marilyn Mason, director of APL.